Two new documents have been added to the Position Papers folder regarding RED II developments: 1.       Recommendations on Article 19 of the RED II – by ECOHZ 2.       The joint statement of Guarantees of Origin (previously mentioned in our newsletter here)

A corrected version of the 2017-Q4 statistics of the Association of Issuing Bodies AIB) is now available.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has recently re-opened the standard documents for reporting on greenhouse gas emissions (14064-1) and carbon footprint of products (14067). RECS International and its partners were concerned when in a draft version, leading up to the final documentation, the market based method for creating carbon inventories was being prohibited. 

The AIB’s 2017 Q4 statistics are now available below. 

The Dutch minister for Economic Affairs and Climate  was questioned by a member of the Dutch House of Representatives regarding the sourcing of electricity by hospitals, universities and museums in the Netherlands.

Members of RECS International who were unable to attend the REC Market Meeting can view the presentations with the password below.

On 13 and 14 March RECS International held its 8th edition of the yearly REC Market Meeting in Amsterdam. The conference was attended by more than 320 delegates from many parts of the world.

As energy attribute certificate markets are maturing, market players are now shifting their focus from tracking the origin of electricity to tracking other energy sources. The CertifHy project, undertaken by a consortium led by HINICIO, is bringing together a large group of stakeholders to jointly develop a GO scheme for hydrogen. 

The European Commission has published a “Notice to Stakeholders” regarding the “Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules in the field of Guarantees of Origin of electricity from renewable energy sources”.